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AP English Language - Fab Vocab Review #2 Flashcards

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15006199030bacchanaliaNOUN - a festival celebrated with dance and song; an orgy0
15006199031cerealNOUN - a plant yielding starchy grain suitable for food; food made chiefly from grain1
15006199032ciceroneNOUN - one who guides (tourists or sightseers); a mentor or tutor2
15006199033draconianADJECTIVE - severe or cruel3
15006199034elysianADJECTIVE - blissful; delightful4
15006199035hectorVERB - to behave in an arrogant or intimidating way; to play the bully5
15006199036hypnosisNOUN - a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person who suggestions are readily accepted by the subject6
15006199037iridescenceNOUN - a lustrous or attractive quality or effect7
15006199038jeremiadNOUN - a prolonged lamentation or complaint; an angry harangue8
15006199039juggernautNOUN - a massive force, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path9
15006199040laconicADJECTIVE - using a minimum of words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious10
15006199041maudlinADJECTIVE - weakly and effusively sentimental; drunk enough to be emotionally silly11
15006199042narcissismNOUN - egoism; love of oneself or one's own body12
15006199043nemesisNOUN - one who inflicts retribution or vengeance; a formidable rival or opponent13
15006199044paeanNOUN - a joyous song or hymn of praise, tribute, thanksgiving or triumph14
15006199045panicNOUN - a sudden overpowering fright; a sudden unreasoning terror15
15006199046platonicADJECTIVE- relating to a relationship marked by the absence of romance or sex16
15006199047PrometheanADJECTIVE - daringly original or creative17
15006199048proteanADJECTIVE - displaying great diversity or variety; versatile18
15006199049pyrrhicADJECTIVE - achieved at excessive cost19
15006199050spartanADJECTIVE - marked by strict self-discipline; marked by simplicity and frugality, avoiding luxury or comfort20
15006199051stentorianADJECTIVE - extremely loud21
15006199052tantalizeVERB - to tease or torment by presenting something desirable to the view but that is kept out of touch22
15006199053thespianNOUN - an actor; relating to the drama; dramatic23
15006199054titanicADJECTIVE - having great magnitude, force or power; colossal24

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